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Seven-time world champion Stephen Hendry qualifies for the World Championship for a 27th consecutive year, while Belgian 17-year-old Luca Brecel becomes the youngest ever player to reach the Crucible.

Three boys - two aged 14 and one aged 13 - are being held on suspicion of murder after a teenager died from head injuries in Sussex.

Virgin Atlantic is to appeal the European Commission's decision to allow the owner of British Airways to buy the airline BMI.

Egypt strongly criticises the UK for "not helping enough" with the recovery of £85m of Egyptian assets frozen since last year's uprising.

Plans for £10.4m of government funding for sports car maker Group Lotus are put on hold while its new owner makes a decision on its future.

Craig Beattie's stoppage-time penalty beats holders Celtic to send Hearts into an all-Edinburgh Scottish Cup final.

North Korea's Kim Jong-un has told crowds in Pyongyang the days when their country could be threatened are "forever gone", in his first public speech as leader.

Members of a pro-Palestinian campaign group have been refused travel from Manchester Airport to Israel, Jet2 airline confirms.

The father of a 24-year-old man missing for almost a week appeals for information to help find his son.

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose is inducted in absentia into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, despite his public rejection of the accolade.

Norwegian polar explorer Borge Ousland has married at the Geographic North Pole, in temperatures of -23C.

Paula Radcliffe says she is "at a loss" to explain why her performance in the Vienna half marathon was "quite so bad".

A slate plaque honouring Titanic hero Commander Harold Lowe is unveiled at his home town harbour on the centenary of the disaster.

Memorial services are being held at Liverpool FC and the city's Town Hall to mark the anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.

McLaren's Jenson Button says Mercedes and Nico Rosberg will a threat all year after winning the Chinese Grand Prix.

The owner of a horse that was put down after falling at a fence in the Grand National says he will not enter horses in the race again.

The US will make a profit from bailing out the nation's banks and carmakers at the height of the financial crisis, the Treasury says.

Italians express shock and sadness at the death of Livorno footballer Piermario Morosini, who collapsed during a game on Saturday.